It's ugly, and should be unwelcome by ALL Americans....
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/429138-the-inconvenient-truth-behind-medicare-for-all
“Medicare for All” sounds good, but it’s a phony name. Beware of the bait and switch. The “Medicare for All” legislation, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and cosponsored by many high-profile Democrats, keeps the name “Medicare” but nothing else.
The legislation actually abolishes Medicare and Medicare Advantage, and outlaws employer-provided coverage and the private insurance people buy for themselves. Everyone automatically will be enrolled in the same one-size-fits-all public coverage, whether they work or not. Children will be signed up at birth.
Once the government is paying for the entire nation’s health care, watch your tax bill soar. A single middle-class guy currently paying a 24 percent marginal tax rate will get clobbered with a life-changing 60 percent rate instead. Say goodbye to your standard of living.
Worse, say farewell to the standard of medical care you’ve come to expect. “Medicare for All” will pay doctors and hospitals at reduced rates, forcing them to operate under conditions of austerity. Hospitals will have to jam more beds in a room and spread nursing care thinner.
No wonder presidential contenders such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) give us a lot of double-talk about their support, even though they’ve put their names on the legislation. Is it possible they didn’t read it?
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/429138-the-inconvenient-truth-behind-medicare-for-all
“Medicare for All” sounds good, but it’s a phony name. Beware of the bait and switch. The “Medicare for All” legislation, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and cosponsored by many high-profile Democrats, keeps the name “Medicare” but nothing else.
The legislation actually abolishes Medicare and Medicare Advantage, and outlaws employer-provided coverage and the private insurance people buy for themselves. Everyone automatically will be enrolled in the same one-size-fits-all public coverage, whether they work or not. Children will be signed up at birth.
Once the government is paying for the entire nation’s health care, watch your tax bill soar. A single middle-class guy currently paying a 24 percent marginal tax rate will get clobbered with a life-changing 60 percent rate instead. Say goodbye to your standard of living.
Worse, say farewell to the standard of medical care you’ve come to expect. “Medicare for All” will pay doctors and hospitals at reduced rates, forcing them to operate under conditions of austerity. Hospitals will have to jam more beds in a room and spread nursing care thinner.
No wonder presidential contenders such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) give us a lot of double-talk about their support, even though they’ve put their names on the legislation. Is it possible they didn’t read it?
